Effects of Pulsed Laser Deposition Conditions on the Microstructure of Ca3Co4O9 Thin Films |
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Authors: | Ting Sun Huey Hoon Hng Qingyu Yan Jan Ma |
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Affiliation: | 1.School of Materials Science & Engineering,Nanyang Technological University,Singapore,Singapore |
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Abstract: | The influence of deposition conditions on the microstructure of Ca3Co4O9 (CCO) thin films fabricated by the pulsed laser deposition technique was investigated. X-ray diffraction revealed that a fast deposition rate resulted in not only low crystallinity but also the existence of the Ca x CoO2 secondary phase. The Ca x CoO2 structure was further confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The CCO thin-film growth was deduced to be a kinetically controlled process, and the quality of the thin films strongly depended on the coalescence process. The formation of Ca x CoO2 was inevitable during the thin-film growth. However, given enough time and supply of oxygen at a lower deposition rate, it was possible to transform the Ca x CoO2 phase into the desired CCO phase during the coalescence process, while with faster deposition, more Ca x CoO2 structure was formed, and the secondary phase could hardly transform into the CCO phase. |
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